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Automatic beverage dispensing system
Assignee: Coca-Cola Co
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Filing: 1989-07-03
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Granted: 1990-11-06
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Expires: 2009-07-03
Abstract
Abstract An automatic beverage dispensing system for use with a plurality of remote point of sale units with order entry keyboards, each having selector buttons for different flavors and cup sizes, the dispenser including an automatic cup dropper, an automatic ice dispenser, a transverse conveyor system for conveying an ice filled cup to any of a plurality of parallel lanes each having a forward conveyor system, a beverage dispenser valve associated with each of the lanes, and each forward conveyor system conveying a cup received from the transverse conveyor to a beverage fill station and then to a cup pick-up station. The dispenser can also be operated manually using buttons on the dispenser itself.
Inventors
- 👤 William S. Credle, Jr.
- 👤 Lawrence B. Ziesel
- 👤 Mark S. Heflin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:26
CPC Classifications
B; B67; B67D; B67D1/00; B67D1/0015; B67D1/0021; G; G07; G07F; G07F13/00; G07F13/10; G07F5/00; G07F5/18; G07F9/00; G07F9/002; B67D2210/00; B67D2210/00028; B67D2210/00065; B67D2210/00076; B67D2210/00081; B67D2210/00089; B67D2210/00091; B67D2210/00099; B67D2210/00104
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A method for automatically dispensing a selected one of a plurality of different beverages into a selected one of a plurality of different size cups comprising the steps of: (a) automatically placing a cup of a selected size onto a cup drop station of an automatic beverage dispenser; (b) automatically dropping a predetermined quantity of ice into said cup; (c) automatically conveying said cup with ice to a cup fill station; (d) filling said cup with the selected beverage at said fill station; and (e) moving the beverage filled cup from said fill station to an operator pick-up station.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
99 words
A method for automatically dispensing a selected one of a plurality of different beverages into a selected one of a plurality of different size cups comprising the steps of: (a) automatically placing a cup of a selected size onto a cup drop station of an automatic beverage dispenser; (b) automatically dropping a predetermined quantity of ice into said cup; (c) automatically conveying said cup with ice to a cup fill station; (d) filling said cup with the selected beverage at said fill station; and (e) moving the beverage filled cup from said fill station to an operator pick-up station.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-11-05 | 1998-05-07 | 1998-11-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2001-11-05 | 2002-05-07 | 2002-11-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |